The Arizona sentinel., 1887-05-21

It is not ordinarily supposed that the sciences of phrenology and bunko steering are at all related. Recent events, however. seem to indicate strong relationship, and an incident bearing upon the fact is being humor- ously discussed in the clubrooms up town. The chief actors are short card gentleman by the name of "Pis- tol Billy and the son of substantial Brooklyn citizen who consents to adorn a desk in a prominent life insur- ance company's office in this city.
 Pistol Billy" is middle-sized, slen- der, and symmetrical man of thirty years, very quiet and neat in his at tire, with light hair. light mustache, and small steel-blue eye, pair of them, in fact, which are the only indi- cations of the keenness and nerve which in several little encounters in Nevada gained him his sobriquet His quiclness in tight place is said to be some thing extraordinary. His rapid fashion of gauging a man mentally, morally, and physically is a part of his business as faro dealer and is pur- suit of his own from choice. All gam blers are quick readers of human nat ure, but in this art Billy" probably stands without peer.
 He was riding in South Brooklyn horse-car one day of week before last, when young man took seat beside him. Billy was idly gazing at the row of passengers seated opposite, when voIce said:
 Studying faces?'
 Billy turned and saw that the re- mark came from the young man and was addressed to him. It was some what important young man; one of those young men who are never quite comfortable unless they are making an impression on somebody or something; the kind of young man who would un- consciously twist his fuzzy but promis- ing mustache in passing the Bartholdi statue and furtively inspect the bronze young lady out of the corner of his eye to see if she showed any signs of ap- preciation. Billy took the young statesman in at glance, and nodded. He is always polite.
 'I like it." said the young person, emphatically.
 'rm always reading faces. See that man next to the lady in the cornerP He's a student. He'll always be bent over like that. His stomach muscles have already given out and he'll always bend. That man next to hIm has smil- ing eyes, hasn't heP Can you read faces?"
 No" said Billy" looking with babe-like admiration upon his instruct or.
 You ought to learn. It's splendid practice. Get Fowler & Wells's book it'll help you; lots"
 'Indeed?" said Billy" charmed with the idea
 q could read your face," said the young person.
 T wish you would" said "Pistol Billy"
 Don't you know your character
 No; I wish did," and he meant this.
 Well" said the young person 'your eyebrows are a little light Lack of individuality. Nose is good, , he continued slowly, pursing up hi lips with critical deliberation. 'ChiT is good, too. But your mouth is weak Those lines around the corners indicat' small resolution" ."
 "Ah!" sad Billy" saddened.
 "You ought to learn your character you know" said the young persol patronizingly, ESQ that you can lear to govern yourself. That's the frs thing learned; to govern myself" :"
 "Ah," said Billy" in genuine ad miration.
 'It's very handy, you know, in m business. I'm in the life insuranc business. That's my company"
 He handed Billy card of tn "Allgemeine Leberwurst Life Insuranc Company, the name of the compan being almost effaced by his own prin ed across it in red ink.
 They travelled together across th ferry and shook hands at the whar Billy saying that he would try and in prove himself if the young perso thought it was any use Then tt phrenologist and physiognomist wei to his office, and Billy went ul town. Somewhere on Thirty-fourt street he met a friend, young ma who looked like theological studen and wore weed in his silk hat. Bill